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Intra-tumor heterogeneity of cancer cells and its implications for cancer treatment.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Oct 2015
Sun Xiao-xiao, Yu Qiang
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Recent studies have revealed extensive genetic and non-genetic variation across different geographical regions of a tumor or throughout different stages of tumor progression, which is referred to as intra-tumor heterogeneity. Several causes contribute to this phenomenon, including genomic instability, epigenetic alteration, plastic gene expression, signal transduction, and microenvironmental differences. These...
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